Magaluf nightmare: British lad in intensive care after balcony plunge

HOTEL HORROR: Ryan Westwood fell four storeys trying to get into his room from the balcony [GETTY]

Ryan Westwood, 22, suffered serious trauma injuries to his head and body after plummeting from a fourth-floor balcony yesterday morning, and wasn't discovered until 9.15am, when Guardia Civil officers were notified.

He has been declared to be in "serious but stable" condition in the intensive care unit at Son Espases Hospital in Palma.

Ryan, from Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, reportedly fell from the fourth floor of his holiday apartment near the resort’s Punta Ballena strip as he tried to reach his room by climbing between balconies after a night out with friends.

A witness dialled 999 and paramedics discovered him unconscious on the floor when they arrived.

“Three tourists have died since the start of the holiday season in Magaluf”

Guardia Civil officers have already interviewed friends of the Brit as part of a routine investigation.

Three tourists have died since the start of the holiday season in Magaluf, which is trying to rid itself of its Shagaluf nickname after a video showing a British teenager performing sex acts on more than 20 men in a bar went viral.

In April a 23-year-old Norwegian died after falling from a fourth-floor.

A Danish man aged 20 died on July 13, again after falling from a fourth-floor balcony.

On August 7 a 22-year-old Frenchman died after falling from the sixth-floor of his hotel as tried to reach his room from a neighbouring balcony after misplacing his keys.